There is no better place to see the spectacle of salmon season than Vancouver’s North Shore. From Fall to Winter you can watch the magnificence of this pink-hued fish jumping and swimming upstream. But, there are so many ways to learn about, see, and taste this legendary fish! Why not plan a weekend with salmon theme to catch this epic event, or try one of these activities below:

1. Capilano Salmon Hatchery

A popular FREE attraction, the Capilano Salmon Hatchery hosts 400,000 visitors every year. Visitors flock to the hatchery to learn about the lifecycle of our local fishy friends, and see salmon in the Fishway where they jump from one pool to the next.

2. Coho Festival

The Coho Festival is held every September at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. The festival promotes ways to protect and preserve our environment while celebrating the miracle of salmon returning to North Shore rivers and streams. Join the celebration this September 9th with the live entertainment, Coho kids area, and the famous Salmon BBQ.

3. Salmon Fishing

Within 20 minutes of West Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay you can find a variety of fishing spots where at the right time of year you can find Chinook, Coho, Pinks, and Sockeye salmon. To find the best fishing locations, take a guided fishing charter from Sewell’s Marina with an experienced guide who knows the area like the back of their hand!

4. Eat a Fresh Salmon Dinner

There are many places to try fresh, local salmon on the North Shore but the Salmon House on the Hill has to be one of the most unique. Enjoy indigenous West Coast cuisine of wild sockeye salmon, in a variety of ways, while sitting in the window-wrapped dining room that offers an unparalleled view of Vancouver and Burrard Inlet.

5. Take a Spawning Salmon Tour

Takaya Tours, owned by Tsleil-Waututh Nation, offer a spawning salmon tour from mid-August to mid November. The trained guides will take you for a salmon experience you will never forget. You will be led through the ancestral trails along the Indian Arm River banks where the fish pools are while taking in local wildlife and hearing about the sacred and respected fish and the West Coast First Nations of British Columbia.

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A new art installation by Kevin Schmidt entitled “Reckless” wraps the exterior of The Polygon Gallery, produced in collaboration with the Burrard Arts Foundation. Blinking, coloured lights are

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A new art installation by Kevin Schmidt entitled “Reckless” wraps the exterior of The Polygon Gallery, produced in collaboration with the Burrard Arts Foundation. Blinking, coloured lights are timed to a soundtrack composed by Schmidt, based on an album by former North Vancouver resident Bryan Adams.

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Canyon Lights

Capilano Suspension Bridge’s annual holiday tradition Canyon Lights is a must-see holiday event for all ages. You will be dazzled by thousands of magical lights twinkling across the Suspension Bridge, Treetops Adventure, Cliffwalk and throughout the park. Canyon Lights also illuminates the river and cliff face. See the world’s tallest living Christmas tree (153 feet tall!) New this year is ‘Fireflies’, an interactive lighting display in the rainforest. Using giant flashlights, guests can magically awaken waves of tiny lights that glimmer and twinkle like fireflies.

Your Canyon Lights tickets are valid all day, so come early and enjoy the park in the daylight hours. Then stay for the light display and holiday activities from 4pm to 9pm daily.

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Classical Trumpeter and Gold Medal Global Music Award Winner MARY ELIZABETH BOWDEN and Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and member of the

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Classical Trumpeter and Gold Medal Global Music Award Winner MARY ELIZABETH BOWDEN and Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra DAVID DASH are the married couple that comprises the DASH DUO. Founded in 2010, the Dash Duo has delighted audiences across the United States with their virtuoso performances. Both Bowden and Dash teach at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts; Dash as the Assistant Professor of Trumpet and Bowden as a Resident Artist. They have commissioned James Stephenson’s powerful “Awakenings,” for two trumpets and organ. The Dash Duo has given recitals and master classes at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Lee University and the University of New Mexico, as well as several concert series. They have performed as a duo with the Naples Concert Band and Naples Symphony Orchestra in Florida.

Thursday, January 24th, the trio will perform a 10:30 a.m. concert as part of the West Vancouver Concert Series, in West Vancouver’s Silk Purse Arts Centre. Open seating tickets are $17 each and can be purchased at https://www.silkpurse.ca

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Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre, one of Canada’s most renowned and revered Circus/Theatre companies, returns to Vancouver with a new take on Shakespeare’s magnificent and tragic love story in What If

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Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre, one of Canada’s most renowned and revered Circus/Theatre companies, returns to Vancouver with a new take on Shakespeare’s magnificent and tragic love story in What If Romeo & Juliet… January 25 – 27 at Presentation House Theatre. DynamO Théâtre is recognized internationally for its acrobatic movement and clowning productions for families and young audiences.

In this physical theatre performance, DynamO Théâtre re-imagines Shakespeare’s timeless and troubling Romeo and Juliet through Theatre of Acrobatic Movement. True to the company’s celebrated forte, What If Romeo & Juliet… expresses the rivalry of the Capulet and Montague families through the poetry of movement, the refinement of the bard’s words, an alluring lighting design and a powerful soundscape. Questions revolve around universal themes of love, hate, freedom, death and rivalry.

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Lonsdale Quay Market is celebrating Lunar New Year on Saturday, January 26th, 2019. The Year of the Pig festivities includes an authentic Fan Dancing Workshop and performance beginning

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Lonsdale Quay Market is celebrating Lunar New Year on Saturday, January 26th, 2019. The Year of the Pig festivities includes an authentic Fan Dancing Workshop and performance beginning at 11:00AM, along with traditional Lunar New Year crafts for all ages from 12:00PM to 3:00PM. The Lion will begin blessing the Market at 3:00PM with a stunning dance. Make sure to keep an eye out for the God of Fortune, who will be handing out red envelopes with various Market dollars and gift certificates as a symbol of good luck, while supplies last.

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Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre, one of Canada’s most renowned and revered Circus/Theatre companies, returns to Vancouver with a new take on Shakespeare’s magnificent and tragic love story in What If

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Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre, one of Canada’s most renowned and revered Circus/Theatre companies, returns to Vancouver with a new take on Shakespeare’s magnificent and tragic love story in What If Romeo & Juliet… January 25 – 27 at Presentation House Theatre. DynamO Théâtre is recognized internationally for its acrobatic movement and clowning productions for families and young audiences.

In this physical theatre performance, DynamO Théâtre re-imagines Shakespeare’s timeless and troubling Romeo and Juliet through Theatre of Acrobatic Movement. True to the company’s celebrated forte, What If Romeo & Juliet… expresses the rivalry of the Capulet and Montague families through the poetry of movement, the refinement of the bard’s words, an alluring lighting design and a powerful soundscape. Questions revolve around universal themes of love, hate, freedom, death and rivalry.

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Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre, one of Canada’s most renowned and revered Circus/Theatre companies, returns to Vancouver with a new take on Shakespeare’s magnificent and tragic love story in What If

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Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre, one of Canada’s most renowned and revered Circus/Theatre companies, returns to Vancouver with a new take on Shakespeare’s magnificent and tragic love story in What If Romeo & Juliet… January 25 – 27 at Presentation House Theatre. DynamO Théâtre is recognized internationally for its acrobatic movement and clowning productions for families and young audiences.

In this physical theatre performance, DynamO Théâtre re-imagines Shakespeare’s timeless and troubling Romeo and Juliet through Theatre of Acrobatic Movement. True to the company’s celebrated forte, What If Romeo & Juliet… expresses the rivalry of the Capulet and Montague families through the poetry of movement, the refinement of the bard’s words, an alluring lighting design and a powerful soundscape. Questions revolve around universal themes of love, hate, freedom, death and rivalry.

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Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre, one of Canada’s most renowned and revered Circus/Theatre companies, returns to Vancouver with a new take on Shakespeare’s magnificent and tragic love story in What If

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Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre, one of Canada’s most renowned and revered Circus/Theatre companies, returns to Vancouver with a new take on Shakespeare’s magnificent and tragic love story in What If Romeo & Juliet… January 25 – 27 at Presentation House Theatre. DynamO Théâtre is recognized internationally for its acrobatic movement and clowning productions for families and young audiences.

In this physical theatre performance, DynamO Théâtre re-imagines Shakespeare’s timeless and troubling Romeo and Juliet through Theatre of Acrobatic Movement. True to the company’s celebrated forte, What If Romeo & Juliet… expresses the rivalry of the Capulet and Montague families through the poetry of movement, the refinement of the bard’s words, an alluring lighting design and a powerful soundscape. Questions revolve around universal themes of love, hate, freedom, death and rivalry.